J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2006 Apr;13(1):76-85.

Relationship between Psychosocial Factors and Symptom Experience in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Over a Six-month Follow-up Period

• Kim CJ
• Kim GY
• Roh YS
• Song EK
• Kang SM
• Yoo MS
• Son YJ

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between psychosocial factors and symptom experience of patients with cardiovascular disease over a 6-month follow-up period. METHOD: Baseline data for each of the 138 patients were collected. Eighteen patients were dropped for a final total of 120 patients in the present study. To monitor patients' symptom experience after discharge, each patient was interviewed by telephone, and interviewed directly with a questionnaire at each clinic visit.
RESULTS
Mean scores for hostility, anger, anxiety, and depression were 51.63, 22.87, 48.95, and 41.21, respectively. Mean scores for the level of symptom experience at discharge, 3 months and 6 months after discharge were 32.83, 24.79, and 26.70, respectively. There were significant differences in the level of hostility by gender, BMI, job, and monthly income. Also the differences in the level of anxiety and depression were statistically significant according to gender and existence of spouse. In the regression analysis, depression was identified as the significant factor associated with symptom experience at discharge, 3 months, and 6 months after discharge.
CONCLUSION
This study presented baseline data to elucidate whether psychosocial factors were associated with the progression of cardiovascular diseases. Accordingly, it suggests that nurses need to take into consideration psychosocial factor as well as physiological factor in symptom management for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Keyword

Psychosocial factors; Symptom; Experience; Cardiovascular disease

MeSH Terms

Ambulatory Care
Anger
Anxiety
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Depression
Follow-Up Studies*
Hostility
Humans
Psychology*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Spouses
Telephone